Kazakhstan’s food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation is running at 12.2% while overall consumer prices are up 1.0%, a gap that helps explain why household budgets feel the squeeze even when broader inflation looks calmer. At the same time, agriculture employs 27.6% of the workforce and the country depends on imported dairy and egg exports at $2.1 billion and feed imports of 3.0 million metric tons, shaping how food flows from farm to shelf. Let’s connect these pressures and production strengths with the latest Kazakhstan Food Industry statistics.
Key Takeaways
- 18.1 million people — Kazakhstan’s population (2023)
- 29.6% — Kazakhstan’s population living in urban areas (2023)
- $235.7 billion — Kazakhstan’s GDP (current US$) (2023)
- 12.2% — Kazakhstan’s food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate (2024, latest available)
- 15.0% — Kazakhstan’s inflation (CPI, 2024—latest available)
- 1.0% — Kazakhstan’s annual change in consumer price index (2024, latest available)
- $2.1 billion — Kazakhstan’s dairy and egg exports (2022)
- $1.2 billion — Kazakhstan’s sugar and confectionery imports (2022)
- 12.4% — Kazakhstan’s prevalence of undernourishment (2021–2023)
- 27.0 — Global Hunger Index score for Kazakhstan (2023)
- 34.0% — Kazakhstan’s adult obesity rate (2022)
- 34% — growth in Kazakhstan food processing exports (2021–2023)
- 7,000+ — number of food processing enterprises in Kazakhstan (latest available)
- 1 — Number of EAEU harmonized technical regulations governing food safety (TR CU 021/2011)
- 32.2% of Kazakhstan’s total merchandise exports were fuel-related in 2023—indicating energy dependence that shapes foreign exchange available for food imports and raw material supply chains
In 2023, Kazakhstan’s food sector faced inflation pressures while exports grew and agriculture employed 27.6% of workers.
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Market Size
118.1 million people — Kazakhstan’s population (2023)[1]
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229.6% — Kazakhstan’s population living in urban areas (2023)[2]
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3$235.7 billion — Kazakhstan’s GDP (current US$) (2023)[3]
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4$13,015 — Kazakhstan’s GDP per capita (current US$) (2023)[4]
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53.3% — Kazakhstan’s GDP growth rate (2023)[5]
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6Kazakhstan ranked 23rd in the world for wheat exports (by volume) in 2023 with 7.4% share of global exports—context for competitiveness in cereals[6]
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7Kazakhstan’s packaged food market was valued at $5.8 billion in 2023—measuring a core consumer segment beyond bulk commodities[7]
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Market Size Interpretation
With a 2023 population of 18.1 million and a $5.8 billion packaged food market alongside $235.7 billion GDP, Kazakhstan’s market size shows a meaningful urban and consumer-driven base that goes beyond bulk cereals even as it remains globally competitive in wheat exports.
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Inflation & Prices
112.2% — Kazakhstan’s food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate (2024, latest available)[8]
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215.0% — Kazakhstan’s inflation (CPI, 2024—latest available)[9]
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31.0% — Kazakhstan’s annual change in consumer price index (2024, latest available)[10]
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42.9% — Kazakhstan’s food price inflation (2023)[11]
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56.8% — Kazakhstan’s food and beverage import price change (2023)[12]
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Inflation & Prices Interpretation
In Kazakhstan’s Inflation and Prices landscape, food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation remains elevated at 12.2% in 2024, outpacing the broader 15.0% CPI and pointing to sustained pressure on everyday food costs.
Trade & Demand
1$2.1 billion — Kazakhstan’s dairy and egg exports (2022)[13]
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2$1.2 billion — Kazakhstan’s sugar and confectionery imports (2022)[14]
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Trade & Demand Interpretation
In the Trade and Demand picture for Kazakhstan’s food industry, 2022 saw strong outbound demand with dairy and egg exports reaching 2.1 billion dollars, while reliance on inbound consumption stayed notable as sugar and confectionery imports totaled 1.2 billion dollars.
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Food Security & Nutrition
112.4% — Kazakhstan’s prevalence of undernourishment (2021–2023)[15]
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227.0 — Global Hunger Index score for Kazakhstan (2023)[16]
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334.0% — Kazakhstan’s adult obesity rate (2022)[17]
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49.6 — Kazakhstan’s infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2023, latest available)[18]
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512.0% — share of food expenditures in household consumption in Kazakhstan (2022)[19]
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Food Security & Nutrition Interpretation
Kazakhstan shows a mixed food security and nutrition picture as undernourishment stands at 12.4 percent and the Global Hunger Index is 27.0 in 2023 while obesity remains high at 34.0 percent and infant mortality is 9.6 per 1,000 live births, indicating persistent challenges alongside rising health risks tied to nutrition.
Regulation & Industry
134% — growth in Kazakhstan food processing exports (2021–2023)[20]
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27,000+ — number of food processing enterprises in Kazakhstan (latest available)[21]
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31 — Number of EAEU harmonized technical regulations governing food safety (TR CU 021/2011)[22]
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Regulation & Industry Interpretation
With 7,000+ food processing enterprises and a single EAEU harmonized food safety technical regulation, Kazakhstan saw a 34% rise in food processing export growth from 2021 to 2023, suggesting that a clear regulatory baseline is enabling industry scale to translate into stronger international performance.
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Industry Trends
132.2% of Kazakhstan’s total merchandise exports were fuel-related in 2023—indicating energy dependence that shapes foreign exchange available for food imports and raw material supply chains[23]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
In 2023, fuel-related goods made up 32.2% of Kazakhstan’s merchandise exports, a clear industry-trend signal that the country’s energy dependence is likely to influence foreign exchange flows for food imports and the stability of food supply chains.
Trade & Imports
13.0 million metric tons of animal feed imports (HS 23) into Kazakhstan in 2022—highlighting feed market exposure[24]
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Trade & Imports Interpretation
In 2022, Kazakhstan imported 3.0 million metric tons of animal feed under HS 23, showing that its food industry trade and import flows are strongly exposed to external feed supply.
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Regulation & Safety
127.6% of Kazakhstan’s workforce was employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2022—showing the scale of food-system labor[25]
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Regulation & Safety Interpretation
With 27.6% of Kazakhstan’s workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing in 2022, regulation and safety efforts must be scaled to the reality of a labor-heavy food system where compliance affects a large share of producers.
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